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In today's newsletter:

  • What Monongalia County residents should know about the salmonella spike now.
  • How Morgantown's post office is testing same-day Amazon deliveries
  • How WVU's Ryan Ward is reshaping his role in Morgantown.

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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 78, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Monongalia County Health Department investigates increase in salmonella cases (wvnews.com) — Morgantown and Monongalia County health officials are investigating an unusually high number of salmonella cases, with some hospitalizations but no deaths so far. With no source yet identified, residents are urged to contact their doctor if they've had recent diarrhea, fever, or stomach cramps, and to be extra careful about handwashing, cooking meats thoroughly, and avoiding cross-contamination in the kitchen.
   

2. USPS, Amazon partner on same-day delivery pilot (supplychaindive.com) — Same-day Amazon delivery is launching as a USPS pilot at the Morgantown Sorting and Delivery Center, allowing some packages dropped off early afternoon to reach local doorsteps between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. This test, which has no set end date, could expand faster delivery options for Morgantown residents while helping the Postal Service better use its local network.
   

3. WVU's Ward discusses challenges blocking for Hawkins (newsandsentinel.com) — In MorgantownU tight end Ryan Ward explains how he's adapting to Rich Rodriguez's offense, shifting from pass-catching to critical perimeter blocking for quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Ward details how coaching and experience in Morgantown have sharpened his blocking technique, while he still aims to become more consistent as both a blocker and receiver this season.
   

4. Federal Investigators Stop Shipment of Nearly Two Pounds of Fentanyl; Charlotte Man Receives Prison Term (postalemployeenetwork.com) — Federal investigators intercepted a package containing more than 1.6 pounds of fentanyl that had been mailed to an apartment in Morgantown, leading to a two-year prison sentence for a North Carolina man. The controlled delivery and arrest involved the Mon Metro Drug Task Force, underscoring ongoing efforts to keep dangerous synthetic opioids out of local neighborhoods.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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